Brother Quizzes

Brother Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Brother?
David Chariandy

Rachel Cusk

Michael Chariandy

James Baldwin
2 Who narrates Brother?
Aisha

Michael

Francis

Ruth
3 Who is the protagonist of Brother?
Francis

Jelly

Aisha

Michael
4 What form does Brother take?
Play

Epic poem

Novel

Short story
5 In what country is Brother set?
France

United States

Haiti

Canada
6 Which major city is closest to the neighborhood in which the novel takes place?
Seattle

Toronto

New York

Vancouver
7 What district is the book set in?
Peel

Scarborough

York

Durham
8 What is the name of Michael's neighborhood?
The Park

The Pond

Scarberia

The Star
9 Where is Michael's mother from?
Cuba

Jamaica

Haiti

Trinidad
10 What do Francis and Michael climb in the epilogue?
Their roof

Hill in the center of the city

Hydro pole

Tree fort
11 What danger does Francis warn Michael about when climbing in the epilogue?
Getting caught by police

Breaking an arm

Nothing

Electrocution
12 Who visits Michael in the first chapter?
Aisha

Francis

Samuel

Jelly
13 Why is Aisha back in town?
Her mother died

Michael died

Francis died

Her father died
14 What natural feature runs through Michael's neighborhood?
The Rouge Valley

The Seine River

The Bow River

None of these
15 What is the name of Michael's townhouse complex?
The Waldorf

The Park

The Skid

The Lions
16 Which answer best describes the general economic status of Michael and his neighbors?
Canada has no class distinctions

Upper class

Middle class

Impoverished
17 Who was Francis to Michael?
His son

His older brother

His cousin

His little brother
18 What is Michael's father's ancestry?
South Asian

Mexican

Canadian

South African
19 What is Michael's relationship with his father?
He feels supported by him and likes living in the same home

He spends weekends at his place

He only knows him from photographs

His father died when Michael was young
20 What is Ruth's job?
Lawyer

Nurse

Cleaner

Banker
21 What is a Scotch bonnet?
Type of hat worn by nurses

Oatcake

Hot pepper

Baby pram
22 Which is not one of the nicknames for Michael's area of Toronto?
Scar-bro

Scarface

Scarlem

Scarberia
23 What does Ruth warn her sons not to do when she leaves them alone?
Watch the news

Answer the door

Drink her liquor

Bake a cake
24 Referring to the Rouge as "a scar of green" is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing

Simile

Dramatic irony

Metaphor
25 Why does Ruth slap Francis?
She learns he hasn't been going to school

She learns he got a C in chemistry

She learns he hangs out at Desirea's

She learns he was arrested for theft